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Learning the Basics
Saving your work
Sample Save As dialog box
The Windows
up to 255 characters; the names can include spaces. Some
applications still require file names limited to eight characters.
File names
If you plan to share your files with a computer using a pre-
Windows
file name must be no more than eight characters long.
Typically the file name also has an extension, consisting of a
period and up to three additional characters.
You may use all the letters and numbers on the keyboard plus
these characters: _ ^ $ ~ ! # % & { } ( ) @ and '. File names
are not case-sensitive and must not contain spaces.
HINT: To make another copy of the file you are currently
working with, choose Save As from the File menu and give
the new file a different name.
XP operating system supports file names of
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